ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87284
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| Date: | Friday 2 August 1940 |
| Time: | 23:35 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 65 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6799 |
| MSN: | 836 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near RAF Rochford, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rochford, Essex |
| RAF Rochford |
Took off at night to investigate a possible enemy raider and lost control shortly after becoming airborne. Crashed and burned. Spitfire R6799 was Struck off Charge (SOC) on 10/8/40.
Pilot:
S/Ldr (33144) Henry Cecil (Sam) SAWYER RAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
ORB 65 Sqn RAF
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2011 19:33 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 21:42 | angels one five | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 24-Oct-2012 00:08 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2012 00:47 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2013 17:07 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 27-May-2013 06:03 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2014 11:27 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2015 14:21 | Newton | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2021 04:25 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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